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Querétaro Intensifies Sierra Gorda Relief as Sheinbaum, Kuri Visit Pinal de Amoles

Air deliveries sustain cut-off communities pending decisions on an expanded air bridge.

Overview

  • Authorities report 32,532 relief items delivered to affected families, including food baskets, blankets, water, cleaning kits, clothing and diapers.
  • A force of 1,930 responders is deployed, comprising 600 state staff, 530 federal personnel (300 Army and 230 National Guard) and 800 municipal elements.
  • Helicopters are ferrying supplies and emergency equipment to isolated settlements, with airlifts reaching Santa María de los Cocos in Arroyo Seco.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum and Governor Mauricio Kuri are scheduled to meet in Pinal de Amoles, and officials say a broader air bridge is under consideration to sustain deliveries.
  • Officials are monitoring the Zimapán reservoir’s controlled discharge above its maximum level, while farm groups report damage to more than 3,000 hectares of mostly rainfed crops.